Schalke 04 have pledged to honour former coach Ralf Rangnick, who stepped down on Thursday citing exhaustion, with a win against Freiburg.
"You can say we will be playing for him," said defender Christoph Metzelder. "Such a decision, two days before a game comes as a shock."
"This cannot be an excuse for us on Saturday. We want to win against Freiburg and the victory must bear Rangnick's hallmark."
"On Wednesday he completed his first full training session," coach Jurgen Klopp told reporters. "Lucas is not a magician. He must now find his footing. That could take a few days."
"At such short term you can only change details. I will not overhaul everything. The team needs stability and security and on Friday the team must know exactly what it needs to do."
